Carney v. Village of Marseilles
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of LaSalle county; the Hon. Dorrance Dibell, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shops
This was a bill in chancery, by Charles Carney and others, tax-payers of the village of Marseilles, in LaSalle county, against said village and George Howland, to enjoin the payment of a judgment obtained by Howland against the village, and from the imposition and collection of taxes upon the property of complainants for the payment of that judgment.
The bill alleges that on May 3, 1886, Howland recovered judgment against the village, in the La Salle circuit court, for the sum of $5500, for personal injuries, resulting from the failure of the village to keep and maintain in suitable repair a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Colton v. HanchettIllinois Supreme Court · 1852
- Kreigh v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
- Village of Marseilles v. HowlandIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
- Lucas v. SpencerIllinois Supreme Court · 1861
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